CD (DVD) Recommendations: Paavo Jarvi's Beethoven cycleI cannot begin to tell you how this set has shaken me and instantly superseding all other versions to become my favorite. All I can say is grab them!
Paavo Jarvi, son of the wonderful Neeme Jarvi, is a conductor that I admire greatly. Very much his own man, and of the modern age. Here, his Beethoven cycle with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen out-HIPs any of the period specialists. Interpretively fresh as daisy, the performances are fast, rhythmically propulsive, texturally lean, very much sturm und drang, and shed light on every symphony. On the way were countless rhythmic felicities and unusual sonorities, bringing Beethoven much closer to Haydn. The playing was excellent throughout.
The sound on my set of DVD (Sony) is first-class, but you could also collect them on CD/SACD (Sony/BMG). This is a set I'd not do without.
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